Bangladesh showed its strength to Pakistan! Yunus' plan...?
Bangladesh has asked pakistan to formally apologize for the atrocities committed by the Pakistani army against Bengalis during the 1971 Liberation War. Not only this, it has also asked Islamabad to pay bangladesh the outstanding compensation of $ 4.5 billion, demanding its share in Pakistan's assets. This also included the return of stranded Pakistanis who were unable to leave bangladesh during the 1971 war and the money received as foreign aid during the 1970 cyclone Bhola.
Demand for compensation raised
The $ 4.3 billion compensation includes its share in the assets of undivided pakistan before 1971, which includes aid money, provident fund and savings instruments. bangladesh raised many old and sensitive issues in the Foreign Secretary level meeting held between bangladesh and Pakistan. There was also a mention of Operation Searchlight, in which the Pakistani army killed an estimated 3 million Bengalis and raped more than one million women. bangladesh gained independence in 1971 after a bloody war with Pakistan.
According to the report, pakistan did not allocate its share of $200 million in foreign aid to bangladesh after the 1970 Bhola cyclone. According to a World Meteorological Organization report, the 1970 cyclone Bhola was the world's deadliest tropical cyclone, killing half a million people in present-day Bangladesh.
This big claim has been made in the report
A media report quoted bangladesh Foreign Secretary Mohammad Jashim Uddin as saying, "These issues need to be resolved to lay a solid foundation for our relations."
Bangladesh and pakistan held Foreign office Consultations (FOC) at the State Guest house in Padma on Thursday. bangladesh Foreign Secretary Mohammad Jashim Uddin and pakistan counterpart Amna Baloch led their respective delegations at the FOC. Jashim Uddin said pakistan Deputy prime minister and Foreign minister Ishaq Dar will visit bangladesh on an official visit on april 27-28.
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